Grotella blanchardi is a moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Rowland R. McElvare in 1866. This moth species is found in North America, including New Mexico (its type location) [1] and Texas.
| Grotella blanchardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Grotella |
| Species: | G. blanchardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Grotella blanchardi McElvare, 1966
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The wingspan is about 26 mm.
References
edit- ^ Poole, Robert W. (March 30, 1995). The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Charles L. Hogue (illustrator), Brit Griswold (illustrator), Chip Clark (photographer), Patricia Gentili (photographer). Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 249. ISBN 0-933003-07-2.
External links
edit- "931716.00 – 11229 – Grotella blanchardi McElvare, 1966". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- Insect species described from Big Bend National Park, Texas